Shakespeare Magazine 04

Girl, interrupted
“The storm also
continued to roll in,
adding drama to the
action by illuminating
the sky with lightning
and threatening to
drown out the actors’
voices with thunder”
Alison (left) and
Mary: proving cars
and Shakespeare
don’t mix.
opening lines, ominous rolls of thunder
sounded in the distance.
The company continued under the
metallic amphitheatre without hesitation
– the show must go on! The storm also
continued to roll in, adding drama to the
action by illuminating the sky with lightning
and threatening to drown out the actors’
voices with thunder. Eventually, the rain
began lightly and then less lightly. Fifteen
minutes into the second act, as Antony lost
the battle due to Cleopatra’s retreat, the
director called “Hold!” and Alison and I
groaned from under our umbrellas.
King Lear
While those mishaps were out of my control,
sometimes I can only blame myself.
This summer, Harrisburg’s independent
Midtown Cinema began showing NT
Live screenings, starting with The National
Theatre’s King Lear. Alison and I were
especially joyful as this meant no more trips
to Bryn Mawr!
While I still didn’t have a car, I found
another way to get to the theatre. Once I
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